♪ we gather here to mourn the passing of american greatness. the real thing. not cheap rhetoric. >> raw emotion for john mccain's family. a poignant rebuke to the president as mccain is laid to rest. breaking overnight. two reuters reporters jailed in myanmar for doing their job. and a post-holiday headache brewing off the coast of florida. the tropical cyclone is gaining

strength as it heads for the gulf. good morning. welcome to a special labor day edition of "early start." i'm alison kosik. >> i'm dave briggs. it is a late start for monday, september 3rd. we start with john mccain. the competing visions for the future of the republican party on display at the funeral for late senator john mccain. speakers at the saturday certify -- saturday service in sharp contrast to the president. meghan mccain made several references in her emotional remarks. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. we gather here to mourn the passing of american greatness. the real thing. not cheap rhetoric from men who

will never come near the sacrifice he gave so willingly. nor the opportunistic appropriation of those who live lives of comfort and privilege while he suffered and served. >> her remarks drew anger over the issue of politicizing the service. after, this trump tweeted, we will let you decide if it is a coincidence. lindsey graham, told cnn this. -- lindsey graham told cnn this. >> she is her father's daughter. if you say something bad did her dad, you will know it. whether you are the janitor or the president of the united states. she an griev is grieving for th she adored. >> 1,000 midshipman filling the

sets of the chapel on sunday and where john mccain would be buried next to chuck larsen. james mattis displaying the flag to his 106-year-old mother roberta and cindy. this powerful image was captured on sunday. cnn's brian todd has more from annapolis. >> reporter: dave and alison, this is a closed ceremony and burial on the naval academy. the day provided two of the most powerful public images among the sendoffs of john mccain this week. one was the image of the crowds gathered on the streets of annapolis, maryland leading up to the gates of the academacade. many were gathered around the gates to pay respects to senator john mccain. another powerful image that the world could see if they were watching was the flyover. the fa-18 jets.

flew over our location on sunday afternoon. one peeled off to symbolize a fallen comrade. some questions asked why senator mccain wanted to be buried at the naval academy when his father and grandfather are buried in arlington national cemetery. john mccain, for him, this is where it began. this place forged his character. he had a complicated relationship. he graduated fifth from the bottom of his class here. also, i think, every story thank you hear is -- every story that you hear has forged his toughness in vietnam and prisoner of war for five and a half years. dave and alison. >> thank you, brian. with senator mccain laid to rest, who arizona governor doug ducey will pick to fill his

seat. others are hoping he picks someone aligning with the president. whoever he or she is, they will fill the seat until 2020. >> if you want proof bipartis bipartisanship is still in form, check this out. george w. bush taking a piece of candy and passing it to michelle obama. nice gesture. senate confirmation hearings for brett kavanaugh beginning tomorrow. democrats complaining about the trump administration decision to withhold more than 100,000 pages of documents of kavanaugh's service under george w. bush. the pages are protected by executive privilege. chuck schumer calling the hold back a friday night document massacre. saying it has all of the markings of a cover up. a cnn review of documents

released found many are schedules, talking points, announcements and news clippings. george papadopoulos, the convicted campaign trump adviser under testimony in a court filing. papadopoulos says the a.g. and president supported the meeting between the president and vladimir putin. contrast that with sessions' description of the conversation. >> i pushed back at that. you made statements that he did in fact at the meeting -- i pushed back. >> a department spokesperson declined to comment. papadopoulos pled guilty to investigators. he asked to be sentenced to probation. frustration growing over the embattled archbishop of washington's response to claims

he mishandled misconduct claims of clergy. i want you to listen to what happened on sunday as cardinal donald wuerl handled the scandal. >> he is the object of considerable -- >> shame on you. >> that is a protester shouting shame on you at cardinal wuerl. another turned her back on him. she spoke to cnn. >> i think he should resign. i think just because you did not mean to do something, doesn't mean there were not terrible consequences for lots of people. >> cardinal wuerl asked the people in attendance to forgive his errors in judgment. he has spoken the past two

machin months and conveyed his sadness and attrition. breaking overnight. two reuters journalists sentenced to seven years in jail. the 32-year-old and 28-year-old were first detained last year. they had been investigating the mass killing of rohinga villagers in myanmar. they broke the secrets act. the two maintain innocence, but not prisurprised by the verdict. the conviction is a sad day for myanm myanmar. the two journalists and press everywhere. breaking in last hour. ten people shot at the apartment complex in san bernardino, california. local police say three people are in critical condition. more information as it becomes available. end of the summer family vacation turned tragic in

wisconsin after a kayak capsized on lake superior killing the father and three young children. the accident left the mother as the lone survivosurvivor. strong winds and waves tipped the craft over knocking all five into the open water. muse was able to send a text to her sister, but it did not arrive for five hours due to the lack of cell service in the area. search and rescue divers are trying to find four people after two boats collided head on in the colorado river. the two boats crashed and sent 16 people in the water. nine people were hurt and two had to be air lifted. it is not clear whether alcohol or speed played a role in the crash. police in california shoot a man after an argument after ice

cube concert tickets. the man was trying to buy a ticket at the delmar fairgrounds. he was told it was sold out. an argument broke out and the man pulled out a semiautomatic handgun and fired into the crowded area. officers returned fire. the suspect was taken to the nearby hospital. his condition is unknown. the concert went on as planned. a tropical storm watch issued for the gulf coast with the potential cyclone brewing in the florida keys. let's go to meteorologist pedram javaheri. >> good morning, alison and dave. the system begins to develop across the western caribbean. southern florida in line for heavy rainfall this afternoon. it will push through the florida keys. miami gets flooding concerns and the florida key does as well. the clear path into the gulf of mexico. strengthening at this point by tomorrow we are talking about tropical storm gordon. the one element is the

strengthening remains in place, but not a tremendous system where it could remain just a strong tropical storm or a low-grade hurricane as it approaches land. we will follow this. late tuesday night or early wednesday, southern louisiana and western mississippi with a lot of rainfall. that is what we know across the region. the storm rains out across the deep south. notice what is happens in the midwest. ed in flooding threat. frontal boundary in the great lakes with strong storms and the heat far from over across the northeast. 35 million underneath heat advisories. we shoot up to 95. that is what it feels like in new york city. >> we'll take it. one last taste of summer. ahead, the u.s. commander in afghanistan vowing to go after isis. the taliban is saying the same. could a common enemy actually bring both sides to the table? we are live in kabul with the latest.

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of the republican party on full display at the funeral for john mccain. speakers at the service casting the arizona senator's life and legacy in sharp contrast to president trump. none were more direct than the senator daughter meghan mccain. she did not mention president trump by name, but made unmistakable and pointed references in her remarks. listen. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. [ applause ] we gather here to mourn the passing of american greatness. the real thing. not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gave so willingly nor the opportunistic appropriation of those who live lives of comfort and privilege.

>> her remarks drew anger from some who said she politicized the funeral. after the service, the president tweeted this. we let you decide if it is a sponsor coincidence. -- if it is a response or just a coincidence. lindsey graham had this to say. >> she is her father's daughter. if you say something about her dad, you will know it. whether you are the janitor or the president of the united states, she is grieving for the father she adored. >> sunday, john mccain was laid to rest at the naval academy in annapolis, maryland. 1,000 midshipmen were there. defense secretary james mattis prevesented flags to his

106-year-old mother roberta and his wife cindy. this image you see here was captured. brian todd has more from annapolis. >> reporter: dave and salison, this was to be a closed ceremony. the day provided the two powerful public images among the sendoffs of senator john mccain this week. one was the image of the crowds gathered on the streets of annapolis, maryland leading up to the gates of the academy. although the people could not come in and witness the ceremony, many gathering around to pay respects to senator john mccain. another very powerful image that the world could see was the flyover. fa/18 jets. they flew over our location sunday afternoon. one symbolically peeled off to symbolize a fallen comrade. some questions asked why senator

mccain wanted to be buried at naval academy when his father and grandfather were storied admirals in the navy are buried in arlington national cemetery. for john mccain, this forged his character. he had a complicated relationship with the academy. he graduated fifth from the bottom of the class here. i think every story you hear is this place forged his character and toughness that would serve him well in vietnam and prisoner of war for more than five and a half years. dave and alison. >> brian, thank you. with senator mccain laid to rest, who will governor doug ducey pick to fill his seat? others hoping for someone who closely align with the president. whomever the governor picks will fill the seat until 2020. >> if you want proof that

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>> chuck schumer calling it a friday night document massacre. the documents which were released are simply schedules and announcements and news clips. frustration over the archbishop and how he handled the misconduct. listen as cardinal wuerl spoke about the misconduct. >> that he is the object of considerable animosity. >> shame on you. >> one protester there shouting shame on you at cardinal wuerl. another turned her back on the cardinal as he spoke. cnn spoke to her. >> i think he should resign. i think he should understand that just because you didn't mean to do something, doesn't mean there weren't terrible

consequences. >> cardinal wuerl asked the people to forgive what he called his errors in judgment. a spokesman for the archdiocese says he has spoken over the two months and conveyed his sadness and apologies and addressed every issue as it has risen. breaking overnight. two reuters journalists sentenced to 32 years in jail. the two were detained late last year investigating the killing of villagers. the two maintain their innocence and not surprised by the verdict. reuters editor in chief says this is a sad day for myanmar, journialists and press everywhere. ten people shot at the

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there is a microwave appliance. it is not a precise beam of injury and researchers say can cause concussion like symptoms that diplomats here in cuba and china report feeling. this has led to a breakdown of u.s. and cuba relations. drawn down the embassy out of fear there is some government out there targeting diplomats. this is what they worked out. the theory that microwave weapons used because they are portable and beam in the energy. the fbi has come to cuba and attorn torn apart the homes. it is a theory, but no evidence to back it up. >> so the question of who is responsible and the motive. patrick oppmann, thank you. police in amsterdam say a knife attack that injured two americans friday had a motive. the 19-year-old afghan suspect

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views she believes were racist. i am imploring you to stop. mollie tibbetts disappeared during a jog in brooklyn, iowa in july. the suspect cristhian rivera held on $5 million bear. end of summer vacation taking -- bail. end of summer vacation taking a tragic end. the accident left the mother as the lone survivor. >> a spoke person for the coast guard said strong winds knocked all five into the open water. muse was able to send her sister a text message, but it did not arrive for five hours due to lack of cell service. and police shoot a man over an argument over ice cube concert tickets. the man was trying to buy a ticket to the event at the

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the scene. >> a never seen sweat moment? >> no one was hurt. pictures are amazing. >> check twitter. let's get a check on cnn money. stock market is closed for labor day. investors are sitting on gains. awe three averages -- all three averages spiking. dow and s&p had the best august performance since 2014. the nasdaq posting its best monthly gain since january. strong earning and booming economy helped stocks to record highs. tech rally boosting the market. check out the gainers on the dow this year. apple and microsoft are the two best performers. possibly the biggest surprise of the year? shares of nike. up more than 30% in 2018. once traders come back from

vacation, they will face hurdles. executives from facebook and twitter will face a grilling from lawmakers this week on election interference and how the companies are fighting misinformation. trade negotiations continue and a monthly jobs report on friday. millions of americans hitting the road wrapping up the summer of the highest gas prices we have seen in years. the average price was $2.73 per gallon over the past three mu . mont months. the highest since 2014. don't expect relief. drivers paying $2.84 a gallon. 20 cents higher than last year. americans spend $1 billion per day on gas this summer. i know everybody is wondering why are you paying more? blame the rising oil prices. crude oil has the biggest impact on what you pay at the pump. u.s. crude is 20% higher this year. for years, oil producing

countries cut output and looming sanctions on iran will limit the fifth biggest oil producer to help rise prices. we will continue to follow this story as sanctions. rbg tonight on cnn. tomorrow, of course, the confirmation hearings start for brett kavanaugh. you cannot help but wonder. rbg confirmed 96-3. kavanaugh is hoping for 3 or 5 democratic votes. a great film. >> thanks for watching. have a great day. i'm alison kosik. >> i'm dave briggs. the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. >> we never doubted the other man's -- >> he is irreplaceable. >> there